IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leeds

IT Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 52 70
Rank change year-on-year -17 +18 +23
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 8 8 8
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 1.13% 1.22% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.18% 1.31% 0.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 6
10th Percentile £183 £166 £129
25th Percentile £213 £176 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £291 £230
Median % change year-on-year -22.75% +26.63% +31.43%
75th Percentile £238 £459 £370
90th Percentile £266 £476 £400
West Yorkshire median daily rate £225 £291 £215
% change year-on-year -22.75% +35.47% +22.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £15.22 £19.00
Median hourly rate - £16.19 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - -19.05% -
75th Percentile - £17.16 £21.00
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £18.87 £16.19 £20.00
% change year-on-year +16.55% -19.05% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Leeds with a recognized job title 677 610 959
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.89% 93.27% 96.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 454 375 652
10th Percentile £313 £320 £281
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £485 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -7.62% -
75th Percentile £575 £567 £616
90th Percentile £654 £646 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £515
% change year-on-year +5.26% -7.77% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 30 9
10th Percentile £21.63 £17.89 £18.50
25th Percentile £23.80 £19.50 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.50 £24.59 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +15.39% -0.88%
75th Percentile £27.06 £46.25 £22.25
90th Percentile £28.08 £48.75 £31.40
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £26.00 £26.25 £20.71
% change year-on-year -0.95% +26.78% -2.38%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, IT Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Active Directory
2 6 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (75.00%) Windows
3 5 (62.50%) Azure
4 4 (50.00%) DHCP
4 4 (50.00%) DNS
4 4 (50.00%) Entra ID
4 4 (50.00%) ITIL
4 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
4 4 (50.00%) PowerShell
4 4 (50.00%) TCP/IP
4 4 (50.00%) Windows 10
4 4 (50.00%) Windows Server
5 3 (37.50%) Android
5 3 (37.50%) LAN
5 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (37.50%) Migration
5 3 (37.50%) VoIP
5 3 (37.50%) WAN
6 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
6 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (25.00%) SCCM
7 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
7 1 (12.50%) CCNA
7 1 (12.50%) Cisco
7 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (12.50%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (12.50%) Firewall

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (62.50%) Azure
3 4 (50.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (12.50%) IaaS
4 1 (12.50%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) DHCP
1 4 (50.00%) DNS
1 4 (50.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (37.50%) LAN
2 3 (37.50%) VoIP
2 3 (37.50%) WAN
3 1 (12.50%) Firewall
3 1 (12.50%) Network Security
3 1 (12.50%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (12.50%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) iPhone
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) NHS
2 1 (12.50%) Public Cloud
2 1 (12.50%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
2 4 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 4 (50.00%) Windows Server
3 3 (37.50%) Android
4 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
4 1 (12.50%) Linux
4 1 (12.50%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) ITIL
2 3 (37.50%) Migration
3 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Information Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (12.50%) ITSM
4 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 1 (12.50%) RBAC
4 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) CCNA
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (12.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 7 (87.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (12.50%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (25.00%) SCCM
3 1 (12.50%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Cisco
2 1 (12.50%) HP
2 1 (12.50%) Meraki
2 1 (12.50%) Palo Alto
2 1 (12.50%) Veeam
2 1 (12.50%) VMware